Vocabulary From Freedom Article 'Kosa Kata' (4)

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to a/some degree : partly:
To some degree I think that's right, but there are other factors which affect the situation.
Willy-nilly :
If something happens willy-nilly, it happens even if the people who are involved do not want it to happen:
Both sides were drawn, willy-nilly, into the conflict.
without any order:
She threw her clothes willy-nilly into a drawer.
prudent : hati-hati, bijasana
What gives? : 

1. What gives is defined as something you ask when you aren't sure why someone is doing something or acting a certain way.
   An example of when to say "what gives" is when your friend promised you the extra concert ticket but then decided at the last minute to give it to a different friend for no reason.
   

(colloquial) What is wrong? Why is this happening?
Not even thirty minutes after leaving the shower, I start getting itches on my head. What gives?

1. (colloquial, possibly dated) What is happening? What is going on?W
2. hat gives with you and Martha?

It took me years to figure it out
is the absence of coercion : (penggunaan) paksaan/kekerasan
constraints : paksaan, ketidakleluasaan
Go through : If a law, plan, or deal goes through, it is officially accepted or approved:
A council spokeswoman said that the proposals for the new shopping centre were unlikely to go through.
Give out : If a machine or part of your body gives out, it stops working:
At the end of the race his legs gave out and he collapsed on the ground.
Give away : to give something to someone without asking for payment:
The shop is giving away a sample pack to every customer.
Nobody wants this type of heater any more - I can't even give it away!
to tell people something secret, often without intending to:
The party was meant to be a surprise, but Sharon gave it away.
I won't give the game (= the information or plan) away.
to allow an opponent to score a goal or win a game by making a mistake or doing something very badly :
You can't give away goals as easily as we did and win games at this level.
Servitude (N)
the state of being under the control of someone else and of having no freedom:
In the past, the majority of women were consigned to a lifetime of servitude and poverty.
Free beer for you means beer servitude for someone else.
Trade-off/Tradeoff : a balancing of two opposing situations or qualities, both of which are desired:
The tradeoff in a democracy is between individual liberty and an orderly society.
A tradeoff is also a situation in which the achieving of something you want involves the loss of something else which is also desirable, but less so:
They both had successful careers, but the tradeoff was they seldom saw each other.
substantially : pada hakikatnya
Put in :
to say something that adds to or interrupts what is already being said:
[+ speech] "But she's rather inexperienced for the job," put in Jane. 'Tambah Jane'
Cuddle : mengemong
cuddly (adj) : yang menyenangkan untuk disayangi.
Converts and recruits were few and far between : 'perbandingannya jauh / tak sebanding'
leaflets : surat selebaran
Call for sth : to need or deserve a particular action, remark, or quality:
This calls for a celebration!
It's the sort of work that calls for a high level of concentration.
He told you that you were an idiot? Well, I don't think that was called for (= I think it was rude and not deserved)!
to demand that something happens:
Members have called for his resignation.

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